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Bulletin: Circuit City Files for BankruptcyHow Much Ink is Left in that Dead Cartridge? If you think that your inkjet printer signals that it is low on ink prematurely, you may be right. According to tests done by PC World, some printers give you an out-of-ink warning when more than 40% is still left in the cartridge. Worse, some printers stop printing at that point. Here are the test results. Will a Hybrid Save You Money? With the price of gas approaching $2 a gallon in some states, does buying a hybrid car (still) make sense? Kiplinger has an interactive calculator to compare the five year cost of ownership of a hybrid versus a conventional car. You can to pick the cars of your choice to compare, as well as the gas price. Buyology: The Science of Why We Buy A marketing and branding expert has scanned the brains of thousands of volunteers to understand what really motivates us to make certain purchasing decisions. In this excerpt from his new book, Buyology, the author demonstrates the ironic twist of dire health warnings on cigarette packages -- they turn on the craving portion of the brain, and thus increase the desire to smoke. 
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